A 34-year employee has received the City of Red Deer’s top employee award.
Brian Stevens, who started with the city as a labourer and is now wastewater collection operator in the Environmental Services Department, was presented with the Bob Stollings Memorial Award on Friday. READ

Red Deer can lay claim to the 2014 Veterinarian of the Year.
On Saturday night, Dr. John Dugan Sr. received the prestigious award from the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association at the ABVMA’s membership recognition banquet in Calgary. READ

Rotary Club of Red Deer East and Rotaract Red Deer are making a difference in the lives of people in the Philippines.
On Feb. 17 members returned from a 20-day trip to the Southeast Asian country where they visited a school to distribute 357 sustainable feminine hygiene kits in Tanauan City, and a fresh water project at the indigenous Aeta village in Subic Bay. READ

No doubt there’s a special place for those thieving cold-hearted opportunists who care not one iota about the impact their selfish ways have on their victims.
Unfortunately, even punishment by hell-fire isn’t likely to bring back Gilles Comeau’s “lifeline,” stolen from his home recently while he was at an appointment. READ

The Crown prosecutor who led the case against convicted murderer Brian Malley says the system worked properly.
On Wednesday, Malley’s defence lawyer Bob Aloneissi criticized the jury’s verdict as a miscarriage of justice akin to some of Canada’s most infamous wrongful convictions. READ

Red Deer’s Hugh McPherson has been recognized on many occasions for his extensive work and involvement in the community.
He’s taking special pride in his latest honour — induction into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame as a multisport builder. READ